PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2010) - A combined formation of twenty-six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and ships from 7th Fleet form a formation for a photo exercise during the last day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The biennial Keen Sword brings together 34,000 Japanese troops and 10,000 service members, plus a combined 430 aircraft and 60 ships for missile-defense and other air, land and sea operations, as service members will practice responding to a wide range of situations, including the defense of the region and reacting to a simulated contingency situation affecting Japan
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2010) - A combined formation of twenty-six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and ships from 7th Fleet form a formation for a photo exercise during the last day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The biennial Keen Sword brings together 34,000 Japanese troops and 10,000 service members, plus a combined 430 aircraft and 60 ships for missile-defense and other air, land and sea operations, as service members will practice responding to a wide range of situations, including the defense of the region and reacting to a simulated contingency situation affecting Japan, within a realistic training environment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S. Yang) JS Sawagiri (DD-157), Pacific Oean
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